IV fluids & fluid balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h8 kg

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the Holliday–Segar 4-2-1 rule to find the hourly maintenance fluid rate R in mL/h for a child who weighs 8 kg.

8 kg4-2-1
R = mL/h
2.Easy
maintenance4-2-1? mL/h44 lb

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 lb. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb and the Holliday–Segar 4-2-1 rule, find the hourly maintenance fluid rate R in mL/h.

44 lb1 kg = 2.2 lb4-2-1
R = mL/h
3.Medium
IntakeOutput12-hour shiftjuice100 mLsoup200 mLmilk240 mLIV infusion125 mL/h × 12 hIV antibiotic2 × 50 mLurine400 mLurine475 mLwound drain150 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The record shows a patient's intake and output for one 12-hour shift. The patient weighs 101 kg. Find the average urine output U in mL/kg/h. Round to two decimal places.

101 kg12 hurine: 400 mLurine: 475 mLwound drain: 150 mL
U = mL/kg/h
4.Medium
IntakeOutput8-hour shiftmilk200 mLsoup180 mLice chips120 mLIV infusion100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic1 × 100 mLurine375 mLurine150 mLurine400 mLwound drain30 mL

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The record shows a patient's intake and output for one 8-hour shift. The IV infusion ran at the rate shown for the whole shift. Find the total intake I in mL. Count ice chips as half their volume.

milk: 200 mLsoup: 180 mLice chips: 120 mLIV infusion: 100 mL/h × 8 hIV antibiotic: 1 × 100 mL
I = mL
5.Hard
500 mL100 mL infused150 mL/h20:00t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 150 mL/h. At 20:00, 100 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL100 mL infused150 mL/h
t = h
6.Hard
500 mL50 mL infused150 mL/h19:30t = ? h

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 150 mL/h. At 19:30, 50 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL50 mL infused150 mL/h
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 32 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 60 mL/h
  3. 3. U = 0.72 mL/kg/h
  4. 4. I = 1340 mL
  5. 5. t = 2.7 h
  6. 6. t = 3 h

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